Johhny Orr makes an appearance on the court escorted by Fred Hoiberg before an Iowa State Michigan game last year.

In 1983, I was a graduate student at Iowa State University. To earn extra money, I tutored the athletes. One evening, I was working with a basketball player, who had to pass a mathematics exam in order to play in the basketball game the following night. Coach Orr had given me specific instructions to call him with how the student was doing.

The student did not perform as expected. I called Coach Orr to share this information with him. "Bench him," I said to the coach. "Done," roared Coach Orr. "Thanks for your help."